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R. MILLER HAY CARRIER.

No. 288,839. Patented Nov. 20, 1883.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ RICHARD MILLER, OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN G. KANOUSE, OF SAME PLACE.

HAY-CARFHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,839, dated November 20, 1883. Application filed Agni 5,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Brennan MILLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Appleton, in the county of Outagamie and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the IO art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

I 5 This invention relates to a reversible haycarrier, designed especially for transferring hay from wagons to the hay mow 'or bin of a barn, but which may also obviously be used for transferring loads from wagons in various places.

The object of my invention is to provide a strong, durable, and easily-operated implement of this class which may be readily reversed, so as to be operated from opposite di- 2 5 rections, and which will be automatically locked and unlocked at the points for loading and unloading;

' The invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of devices, which will be hereinafter particularly described, and

pointed. out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hay-carrying apparatus as when traveling with its lead locked in an elevated position. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the apparatus with the carriage locked and the raising and lowering devices free. Fig. 3 is an end view of the carriage with the rail in section. Fig. 4 is a lon- 40 gitudinal section of the carriage and rail, and

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view.

The letter A designates a rail upon which the carriage is to run, and which is to be suite ably supported in a barn or other building 5 where loads are to be transferred from wagons or from place to place.

Theletters B B are two inverted arch shaped parallel bars having their upper ends extending above the rail, and provided with 5c wheels 0 O, which run upon the upper surface of said rail. The lower curved portions of these bars e xtend below the rail, and are provided on their inner surfaces with downwardly-projecting lugs d d, to which is secured a circular collar, E, having at its lower edge an outwardly-proj ecting flange, e.

F F are the two side bars forming the sup portingframe of the raising and lowering devices. These bars have depending ends f, and are bent at their middle portions, as shown at g, to form the two halves of a swiveling band which embraces and turns freely upon the collar E and its flange 6 when the two side bars are connected together by short connecting pins h.

Between the two depending ends of thebars F on one side of the band E is pivoted a pulley, I, and between said side bars on the other side of the band is pivoted a locking-lever, K, the lower portion of which is curved inwardly, and provided with an eye, It, at its end, while the upper portion extends through a slot in a horizontal sliding bar, L, lying between the side bars directly under the flange e, and supported by two of the cross-pins which connect 7 5 the side bars. This sliding bar L has at about its middle an opening to receive the lockingpin m ofa vertically-sliding latch, M, which is provided with two upwardly-projecting and inwardly-overhanging fingers, m.

The letter N indicates an arched plate arranged under the rail A, and secured at a proper distance therefrom by short arms a, which are much narrower than the plate, in order that said plate may project laterally on 8 5 each side.

Then the latch M is in its lowermost position, it rests upon the sliding bar L, and its pin extends into the opening thereof, and in this position of the latch its overhanging fin- 9o gers m are in position to catch over the lower ends of the arched plate N when the carriage is running on the rail, and as the carriage progresses after their engagement with said plate said fingers will ride upward on the plate and 5 raise the latch, so that its pin will be withdrawn from the hole in the sliding bar.

The letter 0 indicates an operating-rope, which has one end secured to a strap, 0, be-

hind the locking-lever K, and said rope extends along the back of the lower curved portion of said lever, through its eye 7c, downward around a loose pulley, P, which is provided with a hook, 10, and upward over the pulley I, from whence it extends along under the rail and over an adjustable, removable, and replaceable pulley, from whence it depends in convenient position to be operated.

The operation of my invention as now described is as follows: The rail is to be provided preferably with two of the arched plates N, one being located over the point of loading and the other over the point of unloading the carrier. The carriage being in the position indicated in Fig. 2, the latch M is elevated by the engagement of its overhanging fingers with the arched plate N', and its pin is disengaged from the sliding bar L. Therefore the weight of the pulley P, operating through the cord 0, swings the locking-lever K so that it will slide said sliding bar to project outwardly over the pulley I. In this position of the parts the rope is'to be relaxed and the pulley P allowed to descend and be engaged with a sling carrying hay, or with any other load which it is desired to transfer. When it is engaged, it is drawn upward by means of the cord 0, and the pulley P rides upward up on the inner side of the lower curved portion of the lockinglever K, the lower end of said locking-lever being then drawn upward and inward, so that its upper end is swung outward and slides the sliding bar L so that its middle opening or hole comes directly under the pin of the latch, the sliding bar being stopped in this posit-ion by means of a catch, Z, formed at its end to engage with one of its supporting-pins. The carriage now being drawn along the rail by means of the rope, the latch escapes from the arched plate and falls with its pin in the opening of said sliding bar, which thus holds the locking-lever K in position to support the pulley P in its elevated position, so that the load suspended by said pulley cannot descend, which position of the parts is illustrated in Fig. 1. When, now, the carriage has reached the point where the load is to be delivered, and the latch engages with the arched plate at that point, disengaging its pin from the hole in the sliding bar, the rope is to be relaxed and the weight of the load swings down the lockinglever K, so that it slides the sliding bar L out over thepulley I, as shown in Fig. 2, with its opening or hole out of coincidence with the latch-pin. Now, a slight further movement of the carriage beyond the center of the arched plate causes said plate to drive the latch downward, so that its pin will impinge upon the upper surface of the sliding bar, and thus the carriage will be locked, so that it cannot move away from the arched plate in either direction until the pulley P is again raised and the locking-lever K swung into position, as shown in Fig. 1. When the carriage has been run to any point, and it is desired to then run it in the reverse direction, the pulley Q. is detached from its original position and secured to the rail at a point on the opposite side of the carriage. The bars F and band 9 may be swung around on the collar E and its flange e, thus bringing the free end of the rope in proper position for the carriage to be drawn in the desired direction. It is not absolutely necessary to use a third pulley, as the rope may be operated by passing it down directly over the pulley I but a third or stationary pulleyis convenient for allowing the operator to stand off at a considerable distance in operating the carriage. Said pulley may be suspended froma grapple, which may be readily engaged and disengaged with the rail, as desired. I

Having now fully described my invention and explained the operation thereof,.what I claim is 1. The combination, with the side bars of the carriage and the flanged collar E, secured thereto, of the band 9, swiveled upon said collar, and having the downward-proj ecting arms f, the pulley I, pivoted to the depending arms on one side of the band, the locking-lever K, pivoted to said arms on the other side of the band, the sliding bar L, engaged with said locking-lever, and a suitable latch for engaging said sliding bar, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the rail provided with the arched plate N, of the carriage provided with the flanged collar E, the frame swiveled upon said collar, the sliding bar L, having an intermediate opening and arranged below the flange of said collar, the latch M, adapted to be operated by the arched plate, and provided with a pin for engaging said sliding bar, the pivoted locking-lever having its upper end engaged with said sliding bar and its lower end curved inwardly, the pulley I,

the loose pulley P, and the cord 0, engaged RICHARD MILLER. IVitnesscs:

JOHN BOTTENSEK, A. M. SPENCER. 

